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06-13-2002, 12:51 PM
EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. -- The New Jersey Devils fired coach Kevin Constantine and hired Pat Burns to replace him on Thursday, just over a month after the team was eliminated in the first round of the NHL playoffs.
Burns, fired as Boston Bruins coach eight games into the 2000-01 season, takes over a club that finished sixth in the Eastern Conference at 41-28-9-4. The Devils' 95 points were 16 fewer than the previous season when they were the conference's best team.
The team's inconsistent performance led to the firing of coach Larry Robinson in late January and the hiring of Constantine.
Burns, fired as Boston Bruins coach eight games into the 2000-01 season, takes over a club that finished sixth in the Eastern Conference at 41-28-9-4. The Devils' 95 points were 16 fewer than the previous season when they were the conference's best team.
The team's inconsistent performance led to the firing of coach Larry Robinson in late January and the hiring of Constantine.